AE 51 Part 1 of MIDTERM EXAM
I. Multiple Choices: INSTRUCTION: Select the best answer for each of the following questions
and type the
letter (uppercase) of your choice in separate document. Answers
should be submitted after an hour.
1. The First Law of Thermodynamics is referred to as the Conservation of
Energy principle.
a. The above statement is
true.
b. The above statement is
false. c. The statement is incomplete.
d. I have no idea.
e. all of
these
2. An adiabatic process is one in which there is heat transfer into or out of
the system.
a. The above statement is
true.
b. The above statement is
false. c. The statement is incomplete.
d. I have no
idea.
e. all of
these
3. Heat is transferred from the system at the lower temperature to the system at the higher
temperature.
a. The above statement
is true.
b. The above statement is false.
c. The statement is incomplete.
d. I have no
idea.
e. all of
these
4. One pound force
accelerates
a. 1 slug mass at 1 ft/s.
c. 1 kg mass at 1 m/s2.
b. 1 g mass at 1
cm/s2. d. none of
these.
e. all of
these.
5. The force acting on a body is proportional to the product of the mass and acceleration in the
direction of the
force. This refers
to
a. Newton's first law b. Newton's second law c.
Newton's third law d. Zeroth law
e. none of
these
6. The basic unit of time
is
a.
second
.
b.
minute.
c.
hour.
d.
day.
e. all of
these.
7. The change of energy in the First Law of Thermodynamics is equal to the difference of heat
and work.
a. The above statement is
true.
b. The above statement is
false. c. The statement is incomplete.
d. I have no
idea.
e. all of
these
8. One atmosphere is equal to 101.325
MPa.
a. The above statement is
true. c. The statement is
incomplete.
b. The above statement is
false. d. I have no idea.
e. all of
these
9. Property of a substance that does not depend on the
size of the system.
a. intensive b. extensive
c. molal
d. specifice. all of these
10. Which of the following equations converts degrees Fahrenheit to degrees
Celsius?
a. 9/5 °F +32 b. 5/9 °F +32 c. 5/9 (°F -32 d.9/5 (°F + 32)
e. All of
these
11. The heat transfer in a constant-pressure quasi-equilibrium process is equal to the change in internal
energy.
a. The above statement is
true.
b. The above statement is
false. c. The statement is incomplete.
d. I have no idea.
e. all of
these
12. This refers to a process wherein the system deviate infinitesimally
from equilibrium.
a.
cycle
b. process path c. quasi-equilibrium process d.
none of these. e. all of these.
13. A The fundamental unit of mass in SI
units is
a.
kilogram
b. gram c. milligram
d. none of
these
e. all of
these
14. Only heat crosses the system boundary when a system undergoes a change of state and
never with work.
a. The above statement
is true.
b. The above statement is
false. c. The statement is incomplete.
d. I have no
idea.
e. all of
these
15. Energy can be stored or
transferred.
a. The above statement is true.
c. The statement is
incomplete.
b. The above statement is
false. d. I have no idea.
e. all of these
16. The specific gravity of a substance is a dimensionless property.
a. The above statement is true.
b. The above statement is false. c. The statement is incomplete.
d. I have no idea.
e. all of these
17. In English units, force is a derived dimension.
a. The above statement is true. c. The statement is incomplete.
b. The above statement is false. d. I have no idea.
e. all of these
18. This refers to the heat added to or removed from a substance to produce a change in its
temperature.
a. latent heat
b. sensible heat
c. latent heat of fusion - d. latent heat of condensation e. all of these
19. A process that can also be called a constant entropy process.
a. isometric process
b. isobaric process
c. isentropic process
d. adiabatic process
20. This is the amount of heat added or removed to change phase between solid and liquid.
a. latent heat
b. latent heat of vaporization c. latent heat of fusion
d. any of these
21. Intensive properties per unit mass are called specific properties.
a. The above statement is true.
b. The above statement is false. c. The statement is incomplete.
d. I have no idea.
e. all of these
22. A reversible process in which there is no heat transfer into or out of the system.
a. isometric process
b. isobaric process
c. isentropic process
d. adiabatic process
23. A series of processes that results in the system returning to its original state.
a. Irreversible process. b. Reversible process. c. Cyclic process.
d. None of these.
24. A process in which there is no change in enthalpy from state one to
state two, no work is done, and the
process is adiabatic. a. Isentropic
b. Polytropic
c. Throttling d. reversible e. none of these
25. A pure substance has the same chemical composition in all phases.
a. The above statement is true.
b. The above statement is false. c. The statement is incomplete.
d. I have no idea.
e. all of these
26. The following are examples of substance except
a. a mixture of ice and liquid water b. a mixture of liquid air and gaseous air c. carbon
dioxide
d. none of these
e. all of these
27. A liquid that is about to vaporize is called
a. compressed liquid b. saturated liquid d. none of these
e. all of these
c. saturated vapor
28. A vapor that is not about to condense
a. wet vapor b . superheated vapor d. none of these
e. all of these
c. saturated vapor
29. This can be used to predict the direction of heat transfer.
a. work
b. heat
c. temperature
d. none of these
e. all of these
30. An engine that transfer heat from a low-temperature medium to a high-temperature
medium.
a. Carnot engine b. heat engine c. heat pump d. all of these
e. none of these
31. The science that deals with the determination of the rates of energy transfers.
a. heat transfer b. enthalpy
c. entropy d. all of these
e. none of these
32. The quantitative measure of the disorder in a system.
a. heat transfer b. enthalpyc. entropy
d. thermal conductivity
e. none of these
33. A heat engine where heat is supplied to working fluid from geothermal well.
a. external combustion engine b. compression-ignition engine
c. spark-ignition engine
d. all of
these
34. The engine that operates on a mechanical cycle, but the working fluid does not go through a
complete
thermodynamic cycle is known
a. four-cyle engine b. compression-ignition
engine c. two-cycle engine
d. all of
these
35. The cycle that goes through by an ideal
cycle is
a. internally reversible b. internally
irreversible d. externally irreversible e. none of
these
c. externally reversible
36. The largest distance that the piston can travel in one direction.
a. top dead center b. bottom dead center c. stroke d. bore
e. clearance
volume
37. An engine where the air-fuel mixture is self-ignited as a result of compressing the mixture
above its self
ignition
temperature.
a. otto cycle
engine
b. compression-ignition
engine c. spark-ignition engine d. none of these
e. all of
these
38. The audible noise produce during the premature ignition of the fuel in the ICE
is called
a. engine
knock
b. autoignition c. back work d.
pressure ratio
e. none of
these
39. The ideal cycle for gasoline
engine is
a. Carnot
cycle
b. Otto
cycle d. Ericsson cycle
e. Diesel
cycle
c. Brayton
cycle
40. Which of the following statement is
true?
a. The attractive forces of each other molecules in solid are small. b.
Molecules in the liquid are always at fixed position. c. The intermolecular
forces of molecules in liquid is stronger than with gases. d. None of the
above e. All of the above
II. Conversion of units: Show your solution in document word, google word or WPS. This
part is answerable for 30 minutes only. Answer this part after uploading your answer in Part I.
1. Five BTU to foot-pound force. 2. Six horsepower to foot-pound force per
second. 3. 0.124856 mụ/kg to ftp/lbm 4. The constant-pressure specific heat of air at 25°C is
1.005 kJ/kg:°C. Express this value in (a) kJ/kg-K and
J/g-°C, (b) kcal/Kg-°C, and (c) Btu/lbm-°R. 5. A 4-kW resistance heater in a water
heater runs for 3 hours to raise the water temperature to the desired
level. Determine the amount of electric energy used in both (a) erg and (b) kJ.
6. What is the temperature of the heated air at 150°C in (a) °F and (b) R?
7. The temperature of ambient air in a certain location is measured to be -40°C. Express this temperature in (a)
Fahrenheit (°F), (b) Kelvin (K), and (c) Rankine (R) units.
